Judging by the note in the article that he “found a house”, he likely ended up on private property owned by some Louisiana folk who don’t take kindly to strangers on their property.

I prefer the trim (ideally, with higher quality materials than cheap plastic). It gives the interior more of a driver-centric “cockpit” feel.

The new Grand Cherokee - as seen in the image in this article - does a much better job of integrating the “floating screen” into the dashboard. It’s still detached, but it doesn’t jut out like an open laptop.

*anything happens*
“But...but...buh...buh... what about Chicago!?”

I never understand these complaints of “I don’t like this color because it shows dust/dirt more easily”. If a color “shows” dirt, that means it is dirty and you need to clean it.

Why did all of these Japanese ads all have both English and Japanese text? Is it common to be bilingual there, or did they include the English lettering to make the cars seem more “exotic”?

This is a close tie with the article that narrowed down the engine starting and door chime sound effects in the beginning of “Driver’s License” by Olivia Rodrigo to a BMW E46.

Seconded. Also, the feeling of the door handle, gear selector, and the buttons on the dashboard. It’s very satisfying when they all have just the right amount of resistance, weight, and sound to them.

It looked unique when only a few select premium vehicles tried the “floating roofline” look. But when almost every car down to the econobox Nissan versa does it, it cheapened the look and now it looks tacky on most cars.

I know they come in handy, but I’d glad to see those door handles that hold stuff go away. They were a pain to keep clean, and a lot of people throw junk and garbage in there and never bother to clean it out *gag*.

Take a ride to Ocean Blvd in Myrtle Beach and it’s practically a parade of these things. A lot have North Carolina plates, but I believe it’s mostly an Eastern NC thing.

These were all over Myrtle Beach. I think it’s more of an Eastern NC/SC thing.

That’s exactly it. The demographic of the Carolina Squat is 16-20 year old kids who shout “yee yee” and fly the confederate flag off the back of their trucks.

“Why do people hate the Carolina Squat and DONKs?”

I hate the fabric on the dashboard. It looks like the material they use for the seats on coach buses.

While I wouldn’t call it “cult-like”, you can’t visit any car-related site, subreddit, or comment section without seeing people gloat about Mazda. I’m convinced that Mazda is running an internet-wide astroturfing campaign to make their cars seem cooler than they are.

“Why would you spend all that money on a Tesla when…

It all comes down to a matter of opinion. I hate minimalist interiors, and Tesla is the worst offender. The interior looks like the aesthetic equivalent of an Apple store, and the surfaces and materials are cold and utilitarian.

You’re right - these have all but vanished from American roads. Although I did see one in a parking lot in Austin, TX driven by a 80-something year old woman. Given that it had one of those AAA bumper stickers on the back, I’d wager she was still the original owner.

Eagle - I think I’ve only seen one of these in my lifetime, a neighbor had an old Eagle Vision and I thought “what the hell is an EAGLE!?” and looked it up on the internet. Sure enough, it was a whole brand that I’d never even heard of (they dissolved when I was very young).

Did Mercedes copy the KIA Telluride’s side window/B-pillar treatment? Or was there another Mercedes that also had this design first before KIA copied them?